Dogwood District/Authority Scholarship Application



Dogwood District/Authority Scholarship Application

The Ministry of Education awards $1250 scholarships to students who have excelled in one of seven elective areas (listed below). These students will also be enrolling in a post-secondary program to continue their studies in that elective area.

To apply, please complete this preliminary application and submit it to Ms. Falsetto in room B110 before Tuesday, June 4th, 2019. If your preliminary application is approved, you will be contacted to complete the official district application. All official applications will be forwarded to the District Scholarship Committee for consideration and selection will be based on final percentage and experience in the area.

You must demonstrate excellence in one of the following elective areas:

|Elective area |Course/experience requirement |

|Fine Arts |Visual, Dance, Drama, Music |

|Applied Skills |Business Ed, Tech Ed, Home Economics, Cooking or Culinary ACE_IT |

|Physical Activity |Athletics, dance, gymnastics. Not limited to Physical Education-i.e. provincial|

| |volleyball, sports camps, etc. |

|International Languages |Taken more than two languages with IRP’s or External Assessments, including AP |

| |courses. |

|Technical and Trades |Carpentry, Automotive, Mechanics, Cooks Training, Construction and any of the |

| |tech/trade Ace-It programs |

|Community Service |Must have two or more leadership type classes, be going into a field of service|

| |and must have two or more letters demonstrating over 300 hours of community |

| |involvement. There is a demonstration of local and global issues and cultural |

| |awareness. |

|Indigenous Languages and Culture |Students must be of Aboriginal decent, must be taking an Aboriginal studies |

| |course and be heavily active in their Aboriginal Community. |

Criteria:

• You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and must have demonstrated superior achievement in one of the elective areas listed above.

• You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA (C+ average) based on your best 10 grade 11 and 12, 4 credit courses AND you must have taken a concentration of courses (at least 4 at the grade 11 & 12 level) in one of the elective areas listed above.

• One of the 4 courses can be Work Experience 12A, provided it was done in your chosen elective areas. Other courses outside of the chosen area (both academic and non-academic) that have a direct and obvious relationship to the chosen elective area may also be counted among the FOUR. (If you are in doubt about this submit your application and we will decide)

• You must graduate from high school before August 31, 2019 and be enrolled in post secondary program to continue studies in your chosen elective area.

• You must demonstrate good attendance, punctuality, work habits and cooperation.

• You must pass English 12 or Communications 12.

• You CAN receive both a provincial scholarship (based on provincial exam results) as well as one of these scholarships-this was not the cast in past years.

• You must include your student ministry PEN and date of birth in the application

Byrne Creek Dogwood Scholarship Application

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

PEN Number: _________________________ Birth Date: ___________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________ Dogwood Category:__________________

Career Goal: ________________________________________________________________

(Be specific)

Post Secondary Institute you are going to attend:

Which program have you applied for at that institution?

______________________________________________________________________________

Are you a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident? ____________

List five courses (four are required) that are specific to your chosen elective area

1. _________________________________ Percentage______

2. _________________________________ Percentage______

3. _________________________________ Percentage______

4. _________________________________ Percentage______

5. _________________________________ Percentage______

List other factors that contribute to your application (example: Course Work, Work Experience, volunteer, sports, post secondary plans etc). This information is very important.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Please hand this form in to Ms. Falsetto in B110 before Tuesday, June 4th, 2019.

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